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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1978
Page
17
Lance Husmann starred for Olin with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns plus a two point conversion in a 30-8 victory over Preston. He added 13 solo tackles as the Huskies opened East Iowa Hawkeye play for both teams in Wilton.
Jeff Walters and Tom Jones star for Williamsburg in a South Iowa Cedar conference win over Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom. Walters scores on runs of 2 and 22 yards while Jones adds a 28 yard field goal an extra point and a 2 point conversion pass reception.
Sigourney outpaced Belle Plaine 20 to 0 in South Iowa Cedar Conference football action as George Marget and Randy Mateer connected on two touchdown passes. Marget threw 11 and 20 yards to Mateer for Sigourney scores.
Sumner quarterback Vince Howard threw a 33 yard pass to Todd Troutman with three minutes left to play, securing a 6-0 win over Tripoli on Friday night.
Tim Gipper Maynard rushed for 3 and 16 yards for two touchdowns helping Wapsie Valley defeat West Central 12-0 on Friday night.
Phil Nastu, a left handed pitcher from Cedar Rapids Iowa who went 9-8 with Phoenix in the Pacific Coast League this season, will join the San Francisco Giants in Cincinnati this weekend as announced by the major league club.
Urbana toppled Amana 15-4 as Craig Magill and Dan Cham belain delivered three hits each, fueling the offense with a trio of multi hit performances Friday night in a high school baseball game.
Richie Davis ran for 72 yards and, along with Gil Evers, scored Guttenberg s two touchdowns. A Stuart Hackett punt block produced a safety as Guttenberg opened with a victory on Friday night.
East Dubuque won 12 0 as Lloyd Fluhr rushed 82 yards and scored from the one yard line. Bill Copeland blocked a Lincoln punt and returned it for a two yard score. Stanwood Lincoln managed only two yards rushing.
South Winneshiek quarterback Kevin Luikenheuser hooked with Mark Johnson on 27 and 13 yard TD passes to power a 33-7 win over Valley of Elgin.
Iowa Valley rushed for 304 yards in a 20 point victory over Hartwick-Ladora-Victor on Friday night opening the season for both teams.
Oelwein dominated West Delaware 10-0 as Ken Stanford scored the 6 yard touchdown to pace the Tigers on Friday night.
Davenport Central, ranked high, opened with a 12-0 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Central rushed for 291 yards while Jefferson managed 163 total yards. Key plays included John Youngs 57 yard punt return setup and Kevin Olivers 41 yard keeper for the only score.
Former Yankees ace Jim Bouton, 39, reenters the majors with the Atlanta Braves after an eight year absence. He will start Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, aiming to back his comeback with a strong game. Bouton posted a 12-9 record this season with Savannah in the Braves system.
Beckman forced two fumbles for early touchdowns then added three long TD runs of 75 72 and 71 yards in the second half to beat Monticello 34 to 7 on Friday night.
Larry Mingus scored on a one yard run to lift Waverly Shell Rock to a 7-0 victory over Independence in the opening night of high school football action.
North Tama beat Jesup 32 13 Friday night led by Jon Kahler with a 28 yard run and an 80 yard punt return and Bret Caslavka adding 38 and 1 yard TDs. Kahler scored twice and Caslavka scored twice for North Tama.
Matt Thayer ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns while Paul Woodhouse gained 158 rushing yards on 23 carries and scored on an 11 yard run as Decorah opened with a 37 to 14 victory over Caledonia Minnesota.
East Buchanan blocks two Maquoketa Valley punts in the third and fourth quarters and wins 12 to 7. Mark Weber scores on a one yard run after a blocked punt. Maquoketa Valley’s Jim Kracke answers with a one yard TD run.
Marvin Freesman rushed for 39 and 20 yards and caught a 23 yard pass from Steve Freese as Dike beat Applington 20 to 7 Friday night.
Ryan Jeffery ran for 116 yards on 12 carries as Center Point defeated Springville 34 to 7 on Friday night in high school football.
Jon Whitting rushed for touchdowns of four and two yards as Jefferson Hawks sophomore team shutout Davenport Central 13 to 0 on Friday night.
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